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Mediators and moderators in the link between maternal psychological control and peer victimization for Hong Kong Chinese boys

MEDIATORS AND MODERATORS IN THE LINK BETWEEN MATERNAL
PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTROL AND PEER VICTIMIZATION FOR HONG
KONG CHINESE BOYS
by
Mylien T. Duong
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF ARTS
(PSYCHOLOGY)
August 2007
Copyright 2007 Mylien T. Duong

This study examined the relation between mothers' use of psychological control and their sons' risk for victimization in the peer group using a sample of 253 Hong Kong Chinese third- and fourth- grade boys and their mothers. Maternal psychological control did not correlate with sons' peer victimization for the entire sample. However, the association was significant for boys with few friends and those who scored low on social preference compared to their same-class peers. The link from maternal psychological control to peer group victimization for boys with few friends was partially mediated by the boys' aggressive social behavior.

MEDIATORS AND MODERATORS IN THE LINK BETWEEN MATERNAL
PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTROL AND PEER VICTIMIZATION FOR HONG
KONG CHINESE BOYS
by
Mylien T. Duong
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF ARTS
(PSYCHOLOGY)
August 2007
Copyright 2007 Mylien T. Duong